as in egotist
a person who is overly concerned with his or her own desires, needs, or interests
with the rise of TV reality shows, attention-craving narcissists had a public forum for their self-infatuation
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Recent Examples of narcissist
Administrative narcissists pose a real threat to both individuals and organizations.
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Jason Walker, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Nor for that matter is pathological liar, sociopath or malignant narcissist.
—Richard Behar, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
These are traits typical of those people who qualify as malignant narcissists.
—Rafael Bernal, The Hill, 29 Oct. 2024
Bill is an opportunist, publicity hound and narcissist, according to his ex-wife, Dani.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 25 Oct. 2024
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Jason Walker, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Nor for that matter is pathological liar, sociopath or malignant narcissist.
—Richard Behar, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
These are traits typical of those people who qualify as malignant narcissists.
—Rafael Bernal, The Hill, 29 Oct. 2024
Bill is an opportunist, publicity hound and narcissist, according to his ex-wife, Dani.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 25 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for narcissist
Noun
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At times, egoists can approach absurdity and drag their countries into outright disaster.Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2019
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McCarthy’s difficulties highlighted the power of hard-right extremists and social-media egoists among the fragile Republican majority in the House.Steve Coll, The New Yorker, 5 Mar. 2023
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The processing fee is absolutely not going to the part-time delivery person, but, rather, to a rich jerk who is golfing right now.Meghana Indurti, The New Yorker, 3 Dec. 2024
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Also, your character’s supposed to be kind of a jerk.Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 2 Dec. 2024
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The clowns there, contributed by donors worldwide, are not for sale.Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
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The parade’s 98th year was the largest yet, with more than 5,000 volunteers, 17 character balloons, 22 floats, 15 heritage and novelty balloons, more than 700 clowns, 11 marching bands and 10 performance groups.Violet Goldstone, WWD, 30 Nov. 2024
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“Narcissist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/narcissist. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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